1400 Benson Street

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03984-0001BIN 2041865

Concern level3 of 4

High

014 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 15 apartments
024 of those issued in the last 3 years
034 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 active DOB violation(s)
05$6,250 in unpaid DOB fines

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 51 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 61 apartments.

2018 — 49 units registered2023 — 51

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1928

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 1 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building14 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

209

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5HIssued 2026-04-30

§ 27-2056.7, 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ABATE PRESUMED LEAD-BASED PAINT FROM REQUIRED WINDOW AND/OR DOOR FRICTION SURFACES FOR APARTMENT AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, PRESUMED LEAD PAINT IN AN APARTMENT WITH A CHILD UNDER SIX LOCATED AT APT 5H, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''EAST''

Status: Certification Postponment Granted

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-04-27

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF LINT BLOWING OUT INTO WEST YARD EMMITING LINT AND BLOWING INTO THE APARTMENTS AT CELLAR

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5HIssued 2025-12-11

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5H, 5th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Awaiting HPD re-inspection

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1BIssued 2024-10-31

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION AT NORTHWEST

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

274

All time

186

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water142

Unsanitary Condition38

Paint/Plaster26

Plumbing15

Electric13

General11

Flooring/Stairs8

Door/Window8

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

302

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk118

Residential108

Commercial45

Vehicle23

Unspecified8

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

316

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony95

Misdemeanor167

Violation54

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 7 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2022-02-22

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9A TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2022

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2019-07-02—residential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

GM 1400 BENSON LLC

Head officer

Michael Gonter

Managing agent

Jay Silver

14 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

1065 JEROME AVENUEBRONX 1098 GERARD AVENUEBRONX 1112 GERARD AVENUEBRONX 1197 GRAND CONCOURSEBRONX 1534 SELWYN AVENUEBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$6,250

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ElevatorsClass 12026-08-31$1,250 due

ConstructionClass 22026-04-23$1,250 due

UnknownClass 12026-04-23$2,500 due

ConstructionClass 22026-04-23$1,250 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2020-12-21 · $11,250,000

Most recent mortgage2020-12-21 · $7,900,000

Mortgage2020-12-21$7,900,000

borrower GM 1400 BENSON LLC · lender FIRST REPUBLIC BANK

Sale2020-12-21$11,250,000

1400 BENSON STREET LLC → GM 1400 BENSON LLC

Sale2012-12-31no recorded price

1400 BENSON STREET LLC → 1400 BENSON STREET LLC

Mortgage1999-01-25$528,555.46

borrower ROSEDALE ASSOCIATESLLC · lender MARINE MIDLAND BANK

Mortgage1999-01-25$528,555.46

borrower ROSEDALE ASSOCIATESLLC · lender MARINE MIDLAND BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale